It remains to be seen if Brandon Peters or John O’Korn can overtake Wilton Speight in Michigan’s quarterback competition. Last week in Chicago, at Big Ten media days, Jim Harbaugh said the players were tied for first entering fall camp, with Speight in a “really good spot” while having to fight for the job.

Only the coaches and players know which quarterbacks are taking reps with the first team offense. Michigan's practices have been closed to the media, and the team's first availability was Thursday.

But regardless which player is leading the competition at this moment, one thing’s for sure: There is a battle going on, and Harbaugh and his staff are content to let it play out.

“Very good competition,” offensive coordinator Tim Drevno said Thursday. “About three days of practice have been completed and it’s been really good. They’ve thrown the ball well, leading well, focused in meetings. So it’s really off to a good start.”

Speight was 9-3 in his first year as a starter last season, completing 61.6%of his passes for 2,561 yards,18 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Peters, meanwhile, took a redshirt, and O’Korn served as the backup before starting in place of injured Speight in a 20-10 win over Indiana on Nov. 19. The players — despite any differences in experience or past production — are getting a fair shot in camp.

“We just kind of rotate through,” Drevno said. “We go through the practice and say, hey, we’re going to put this guy in these four plays, and these four plays, and these four plays. And it’s equally divided. No favoritism. It’s, hey, we’re rolling the balls out, and we’ll see who the best guys are.”

Last year, Michigan regularly used the athleticism of backup quarterback Shane Morris on toss sweeps. While Speight, O’Korn and Peters may not have that same athleticism, Drevno left open the possibility of creating different packages and using multiple quarterbacks.

“I think we could do that,” Drevno said. “At times there are different packages and things, going into a football game you’re always trying to look for the best way to attack the defense, and if that’s something that presents a problem for the team that you’re playing, then that could be an option.”

“... (Whoever) we feel that’s the best player for us to win football games."